A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of a coping strategies intervention for people with head and neck cancer

McGill University (Canada)0 个研究点目标入组 250 人开始时间: 2005年11月16日最近更新: 2015年1月13日

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•1. Are diagnosed with a primary cancer of the head and neck region (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems [ICD-9] 140-149 and 161; lip, salivary glands, tongue, floor of mouth, other mouth, oropharynx, nasopharynx, other pharynx and larynx)
•2. Age 18 years and older, either sex
•3. Were diagnosed 6 - 12 months previously
•4. Scored greater than 7 on one or both of the anxiety and depression scales of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
•5. Are able to understand and complete either English or French language questionnaires
•6. Have signed a consent form

•1. Are undergoing palliative or terminal care only
•2. Have a previous history of malignant disease affecting other parts of their body
•3. Have been diagnosed with depression and are currently undergoing any anti-depressive therapy
•4. Live beyond 90 minutes traveling time by car/taxi from the site where they are recruited AND are unable or unwilling to travel to the recruitment hospital to receive the intervention as an alternative. This exclusion criterion will be used because a small proportion of patients at these clinics travel considerable distances for treatment and a limit must be made concerning the traveling time necessary for the therapists in the study.

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McGill University (Canada)